Where does “schûm” come from?

schûm (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “schûm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskūm—
2Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “schûm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Old Saxon skūm →